S:No

Prey items

Size groups(mm)

70-80

90-100

110-120

130-140

150-160

170-180

190-200

Average

1

Phytoplankton

13.7

10.6

9.4

10.3

6.7

7.1

4.8

8.94

2

Zooplankton

12.1

9.8

7.2

6.5

7.3

6.9

4.6

7.77

3

Crustaceans

6.5

5.7

11.6

8.7

10.9

8.5

11.5

9.05

4

Amphipods

9.3

7.2

8.1

6.3

7.6

6.8

8.5

7.68

5

Isopods

5.3

8.1

7.5

8.3

7.9

7.6

8.1

7.54

6

Polychaetes

3.7

6.3

5.8

6.1

7.2

8.5

7.3

6.41

7

Nematodes

4.6

5.7

6.3

5

6.1

8.6

5.3

5.94

8

Mollusca

5.2

6.8

5.7

4.5

5.8

7.3

7.6

6.12

9

Detritus

10.3

9.7

8.1

9.3

10.7

8.5

8.1

9.24

10

Mud

7.8

10

9.7

8.7

9.2

6.8

11.3

9.07

11

Miscellaneous

12.8

10.5

11.7

13.8

9.8

12.1

10.2

11.55

12

Supplementary feeds

8.7

9.6

8.9

12.5

10.8

11.3

12.7

10.64

Table 2: Percentage of dietary composition of different food items in different size groups of female L.vannamei.
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